In 2011, Indonesia blessed us with one of the greatest action films of this millennium, The Raid, a masterclass in how to do close-quarters combat in a tight space under dire circumstances. For the uninitiated, it introduced new action stars and brought Pencak Silat to the forefront of martial arts cinema. It also did it … Continue reading Russian Raid (2020)
Mel Brooks once told Jerry Seinfeld some years ago that he liked to eat dinner with Carl Reiner once a week and watch what he called “secure the perimeter movies,” meaning the kind of movies where at some point someone would utter the line “Secure the perimeter.” Two of the greatest comedic minds of all … Continue reading American Assassin (2017)
Imagine if the folks in Killer Workout made a rip-off of First Blood. Because that is exactly what this movie is. Now imagine if the inept cop from Killer Workout still had his mullet but ran a band of mercs, and it was up to that private investigator from Killer Workout to stop him, while … Continue reading Deadly Prey (1987)
Ten Zan is a small mountain in Guadalcanal. Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission is a joint Italian-North Korean action film from 1988, directed by Ferdinando Baldi entirely in English in North Korea. That's right, this is a prime piece of North Korean cinema. It's...something all right. First, this was supposed to be a Pacific war … Continue reading Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission (1988)
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